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How to Network as an Esports Coach (Without Sliding Into DMs) career coaching communication gameplay performance personality practice professionality scrims well being

If you're an esports coach and your results aren't opening the doors they should, the problem is usually simple: nobody knows you exist. Learning how to network as an esports coach starts with one change: stop talking to people at your own level, and start building deliberate relationships with peop...

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How To Make It As An Esports Coach: The 9 Fears Nobody Talks About career coaching communication gameplay performance personality practice professionality scrims well being

Every esports coach has felt them. The quiet fears about falling behind, not making enough money, or burning out. Nobody talks about them, so it feels like you're the only one. You're not. Here are the 9 fears every coach faces and how to handle each one like a pro.

"Am I Falling Behind?"

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How To Build An Esports Coach Content System That Gets You Noticed career coaching communication gameplay performance personality practice professionality scrims well being

Most esports coaches know they should be posting, but they have no repeatable way to do it. So they write one post, spend an hour on it, get fifty views, and quit. An esports coach content system fixes that. It turns who you already are into a consistent public presence, aimed at the right people, w...

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5 Common Mistakes Esports Coaches Make (And How to Fix Them) career coaching communication gameplay performance personality practice professionality scrims well being

Most of the mistakes you make as an esports coach do not feel like mistakes in the moment. Giving detailed feedback feels productive, and sharing what worked for you as a player feels useful. Explaining the solution right away feels efficient.

But over time, these habits slow your players' developm...

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The power of positive language in esports coaching communication gameplay performance practice professionality well being

The Words You Use Are Already Coaching Your Team (Whether You Mean To or Not)

Let's talk about something most coaches completely overlook.

Not strategy. Not practice structure. Not player development timelines.

Words.
The language that you use.

All day, every day.

Specifically, the rules, agreemen...

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The Real Role of an Esports Coach: Beyond Just Game Knowledge career coaching communication gameplay performance professionality

Esports coaching is more than just knowing the mechanics of a game. Many aspiring esports coaching professionals focus heavily on game-specific knowledge, thinking that understanding every detail about their game will make them great coaches. However, while game knowledge is essential, true coaching...

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How To Run An Effective VOD Review coaching communication gameplay practice professionality scrims

A VOD review is when a coach and player analyse a recorded match together to find mistakes, understand why they happened, and fix them in future games. Done well, it turns raw footage into real improvement. Here is how to run one that actually changes how your players perform.

 

As a part of espor...

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How to help your players handle loss and setbacks coaching communication gameplay performance personality practice well being

Every team loses and experiences setbacks. That's simply the nature of esports and competition. This blog will discuss how you can help your players recover from losses and setbacks.

An example of a setback that we collectively experienced was COVID. It made the world stand still for almost two yea...

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How to help your players prepare to perform live on stage coaching gameplay performance practice well being

Preparing your esports team to perform at their best online is one thing. Achieving the same thing for live stage performance is another. You know this, and so do your players. Performing in front of a live crowd is a very real challenge.

How you prepare your team in the months, weeks, days, hours,...

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How To Spot Direct And Indirect Players gameplay personality

Have you ever played with that one friend that most of the time rushed in, always looking for action, and made a sick fast play or that he rushed in and straight up died. Or that other friend that when you are going in: “where are you when I need you? You are to late!” But sometimes makes the best t...

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